Whirlpool Corporation

Peter I Bilionis

Kapil Gupta

Timothy E Heater

Akshay Sanjay Tondwal

A countertop appliance includes a body with a pedestal and a mixer head that is operably coupled to the body and defines a slot. An adjustment assembly is operably coupled to and selectively disposed within the mixer head. The adjustment assembly includes an actuation feature that defines detents and includes an actuator with a first engagement member and a second engagement member. A slider that includes a knob extends outwardly from the slot defined by the mixer head. The knob is selectively coupled to the actuation feature. A barrier member is operably coupled to the slider proximate to the slot defined by the mixer head and the actuation feature.

Adjustment assembly for a countertop appliance

A speed control assembly for an appliance includes a bracket and a cam that is slidably coupled with the bracket and has an engagement edge. A lever is operably coupled with the cam and is configured to move the cam along the bracket. A slider is fixedly coupled with the bracket and a magnet is disposed adjacent the engagement edge. A ball bearing that is in magnetic communication with the magnet is configured to be selectively engaged with one of a plurality of retention spaces that are defined by the engagement edge of the cam. A sensor is configured to detect a position of the magnet.

Speed control assembly for appliance

An adjustment assembly for a counter appliance includes a bracket that defines an opening and includes retention features defined proximate to the opening. A slider is operably coupled to the bracket and includes a knob that extends through the opening that is defined by the bracket. The slider defines a groove and a notch. A barrier member is operably coupled to the slider and is selectively coupled to the retention features of the bracket. The barrier member includes a spine that is slidably disposed within the groove defined by the slider and selectively engaged with the notch.

A speed control assembly for an appliance includes a bracket. The bracket is aligned with a slot defined by an appliance body. A cam is slidably coupled with the bracket and has an engagement edge positioned at an angle relative to the bracket. A lever is operably coupled with the cam and extends through the slot. The lever is configured to move the cam along the bracket. A slider is fixedly coupled with the bracket. A magnet housing is operably coupled with the slider and is configured to house a magnet. The magnet housing defines a recess. A ball bearing is magnetically coupled with the magnet housing and is positioned within the recess. The ball bearing is configured to be selectively engaged with the engagement edge of the cam. A Hall-effect sensor configured to detect the position of the magnet.

A washing machine can have at least one heating element and be configured to perform a cycle of operation. A method of operation of the washing machine can include signaling a relay circuit to switch operation of the at least one heating element. A washing machine and a dryer can each have at least one heating element and be configured to perform a cycle of operation. The washing machine and dryer can be connected to a shared power source. A method of sharing power between the washing machine and the dryer can include allocating power between the washing machine and the dryer.

Washing machine

A pair of laundry treating appliances having power sharing capabilities through a piggyback plug with a rear facing electric socket. The rear facing electric socket is designed to receive a power plug from a compatible laundry treating appliance. The piggyback plug is connected to a terminal block of one of the laundry treating appliance wherein the terminal block is adapted to be selectively connected to one of a 120V or 240V electric power source. A controller is adapted with an algorithm to prevent electrical overloading by automatically reducing the electrical power consumed by one of the appliance when simultaneous energization of both appliances occur.

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Saint Joseph, MI, United States of America

Peter I Bilionis